[外语类试卷]大学英语三级（B级）模拟试卷561及答案与解析.doc

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1、大学英语三级（ B级）模拟试卷 561及答案与解析 Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper answers to questions. There are 7 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decid （ A） Of course not

2、. （ B） Please close the door. （ C） Is it cold? （ D） Please dont close the door. （ A） No, it s too expensive. （ B） I like it very much. （ C） It s about a love story. （ D） No, I dont think I need it. （ A） About 20 hours. （ B） So long. （ C） Very fast. （ D） I usually go home by air. （ A） Here you are. （

3、 B） It is here. （ C） Yes, I would. （ D） I ve got some money. （ A） That s all right. （ B） I m going to Shanghai. （ C） I m fine. Thank you. （ D） Everything is going well. （ A） Really? Congratulations. （ B） What s wrong with you? （ C） Oh, Im sorry to hear that. （ D） Thats nothing. （ A） The supermarket

4、is near here. （ B） You can go another day. （ C） You can ask somebody for help. （ D） It s 10 kilometers far away. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability tO understand short dialogues There are 7 recorded dialogues in it After each dialogue， there is a recorded question Both the di

5、alogues and questions will be spoken two times When you hear a questi （ A） Waiter and customer. （ B） Patient and doctor. （ C） Wife and husband. （ D） Director and pupil. （ A） Twenty minutes. （ B） Fifty minutes. （ C） Half an hour. （ D） Eighty minutes. （ A） Go home at 5 o clock. （ B） Work together with

6、 Mr. Golden. （ C） Type some letters. （ D） Help the woman. （ A） She doesn t want to go to France. （ B） She doesn t want to get the visa. （ C） She s not sure when she can leave for France. （ D） She doesnt know how to get the visa. （ A） She has got a drivers license. （ B） She was accepted by a college.

7、 （ C） She is going to another country. （ D） She got a good job. （ A） She wants to know when they can eat breakfast. （ B） She wonders if they can eat a meal there quickly. （ C） She doesn t think they serve breakfast in the dining room. （ D） She doesn t think the service is very good there. （ A） Docto

8、r and patient. （ B） Customer and waiter. （ C） Shop-assistant and customer. （ D） Conductor and passenger. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations There are 2 recorded conversations in it After each conversation there are some recorded questions Bot

9、h the conversations and questions will be spoken two times W （ A） He is interested in his work. （ B） He is proud of his work. （ C） He is tired of his work. （ D） He is keen on his work. （ A） He plans to go abroad. （ B） He plans to start his own business. （ C） He plans to work in another bank. （ D） He

10、 plans to venture with Kitty. （ A） From the bank he is working for. （ B） From his friends. （ C） From another bank. （ D） From his office. （ A） Booking a theatre ticket. （ B） Reserving a room. （ C） Booking an air ticket. （ D） Reserving a seat. （ A） Wife and husband. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Cler

11、k and guest （ D） Employer and employee. Section D Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage The passage is printed in the test paper， but with some words or phrases missing The passage will be read three times.During the second reading， you are required to put the missing 19

12、 The word horsepower was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world s first【 B1】 _used steam engine. He had no way of telling people【 B2】 _how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power. Watt decided to【 B3】 _how much work one【 B4】 _horse could do

13、in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure die work his steam engine could do. He【 B5】 _that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into me air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3, 300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did t

14、en times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine. 20 【 B1】 21 【 B2】 22 【 B3】 23 【 B4】 24 【 B5】 Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A)，B)， C) an

15、d D) 25 Mr. Brown is looking for his glasses. He thinks he_them behind in the office yesterday. （ A） forgot （ B） put （ C） left （ D） set 26 If you dont_smoking you will never get better. （ A） give off （ B） give up （ C） give in （ D） give out 27 What you said reminded me_something I read in the newspap

16、er. （ A） for （ B） by （ C） from （ D） of 28 Ships are_than planes that people take them mainly for pleasure. （ A） very much slower （ B） so much slower （ C） too much slower （ D） much more slower 29 Our English teacher insisted that we spend more time on_reading. （ A） worth （ B） worthy （ C） worthwhile （

17、 D） worthless 30 Doctor Green went on with his experiment on human being_the debate going on around him. （ A） for all （ B） but for （ C） despite of （ D） due to 31 Being engaged in the research work, Dr. Yang seldom goes anywhere_his office. （ A） in place of （ B） except to （ C） in addition to （ D） ins

18、tead of 32 Do you think Mary will call her old friends as soon as she_ to London? （ A） has got （ B） gets （ C） got （ D） will get 33 The children_many times not to get closed to the fire. （ A） were being told （ B） have been told （ C） had been told （ D） told 34 He doesn t dare to leave the house_he sho

19、uld be recognized. （ A） in case （ B） if （ C） provided （ D） so that Section B Directions: There are also 5 incomplete statements here You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets 35 This building is 4 times as (high) _as that one. 36 She opened the door quietly

20、 so as (not disturb)_the sleeping child. 37 The police asked the (village) _where he found the lost child. 38 (near) _1.9 million guns were produced in the United States last year. 39 After Jackson (wait) _for an hour, he reached the conclusion that Mr. Smith was not coming. Task 1 Directions: After

21、 reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 40 through 44. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. 39 Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou s latest film, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, held a trial premiere in

22、the southern city of Guangzhou on December 11th. Set in the 1920s, Riding alone for Thousands of Miles tells a story of a Japanese man (Ken Takakura), accompanies his dying son to learn the local opera in China s Yunnan, where they meet a local girl. The girl was played by Jiang Wen, a graduate stud

23、ent from Beijing Film Academy. Literally, Qian Li Zou Dan Ji means “lone ride over a thousand lis“ (1 “li“ equals to 0.31 mile). Just like the title of Zhang s last film, Shi Mian Mai Fu (English title: House Of Flying Daggers), which means “ ambushed from ten sides“ , Qian Li Zou Dan Ji has a metap

24、hor meaning as well. The film is budgeted at US $ 7.2 million, much smaller than Zhang s last two films, Hero and House Of Flying Daggers. Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura, 74, plays a Japanese fisherman who takes his son, dying of cancer, to Yunnan Province in southwest China to search for the s

25、ecret behind a local opera play. Actor Kiichi Nakai plays the son. The film debuted in China as political and historical issues such as Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumis controversial visits to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo arise. 40 Who will play the hero in Zhang Yimous latest

26、film “Riding Alone for Thousand of Miles“? （ A） Jiang Wen. （ B） Ken Takakura. （ C） Kiichi Nakai. （ D） Junichiro Koizumi. 41 What is the Chinese name of this film? （ A） Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. （ B） Qian Li Zou Dan Ji. （ C） Shi Mian Mai Fu. （ D） House Of Flying Daggers. 42 How much money

27、is planned for this film? （ A） US $ 7.2 million. （ B） RMB 7.2 million. （ C） A thousand million yuan. （ D） 74 million yuan. 43 Where did this film begin its first show? （ A） Yunnan. （ B） Japan. （ C） Guangzhou. （ D） Tokyo. 44 What is the setting of the debut of this film? （ A） Japanese Prime Minister

28、Junichiro Koizumi s visits the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. （ B） China and Japan ties are improving. （ C） Chinese fans are very enthusiastic about Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura. （ D） Fans have been waiting to see a sino-Japanese film for long. Task 2 Directions: This task is the same

29、as Task 1 The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 45 through 47 44 Whole life is permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the day you purchase the policy until you die, as long as you pay the premiums(保险费 ). Whole life can be a solid foundation. Upon t

30、his foundation you can build a long-term financial plan, because it guarantees lifetime protection for your family or business. Whole life insurance provides basic insurance protection, plus Mortgage protection, Estate preservation, Retirement funding, Charitable giving, Business needs. A life insur

31、ance agent will help you determine an amount of insurance needed to protect your family or business in the event of your death. Generally after the first year, the policy begins to increase cash value. The amount of cash value in your policy usually increases every year. This money can be used to he

32、lp purchase a home, fund a child s education, add to retirement income, or for any other purpose. You may also choose to leave it in the policy and allow it to grow. A whole life policy can earn dividends. Dividends are determined by the company s board of directors each year and are not guaranteed.

33、 When a dividend is payable, you may choose to take it in cash, use it to buy more insurance or to pay or reduce your premiums. When you die, die company will pay your beneficiaries the death benefit, usually the face amount of the policy plus any dividend. This money is generally received by the be

34、neficiaries free from income tax. 45 What is whole life insurance? （ A） It s permanent insurance protection from the day you were born until you die. （ B） It s permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the day you buy it until you die. （ C） It s insurance protection

35、for your whole family members. （ D） It s income protection insurance. 46 What can whole life insurance do for you? （ A） It only provides basic insurance protection. （ B） It provides Mortgage protection and Estate preservation. （ C） It offers Retirement funding, Charitable giving, Business needs. （ D

36、） It not only offers basic insurance protection, but also provides Mortgage protection, Estate preservation, Retirement funding, Charitable giving and Business needs. 47 According to the passage, who will help you determine an amount of insurance needed? （ A） A life insurance agent. （ B） Nobody exce

37、pt yourself. （ C） Your family members. （ D） Your lawyer. 48 The word “policy“ in the fifth paragraph probably means_. （ A） plan （ B） certificate of insurance （ C） lottery ticket （ D） strategy 49 When you die, the death benefits of your life insurance will_. （ A） be lost （ B） be paid to your benefici

38、aries （ C） be possessed by the insurance company （ D） will be given to the government Task 3 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (No. 48 through 52). You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on t

39、he blanks. 49 We have chosen what we believe to be the five most spectacular natural wondersthose that are the biggest, longest or most impressive of their kind. These natural wonders insphe awe(敬畏 ) in everyone who views them. Mt. Everest Mt. Everest, which is located at the border between China an

40、d Nepal, is the world s highest mountain. It measures 29,035 feet. And the mountain is still growing! Geological forces push it up a few millimeters each year. Grand Canyon Visitors to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona admire its breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs. No pi

41、cture can adequately capture its beauty. The canyon is 277 miles long and from 4 to 18 miles wide. Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef extends 1,200 miles along Australia s northeast coast through the Coral Sea. It is the largest coral formation in the world and is visible from space! Actually

42、, it is not one reef but a chain of thousands. Victoria Falls Victoria Falls stretch across the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Locals call the falls “ Mosi oa Tunya“ or “The Smoke that Thunders“. The roar of the water can be heard long before the mist from the falls comes into view. Amaz

43、on Rain Forest The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a billion acres of northern South America. If this rain forest were a country, it would be the ninth largest in the world! 【 R1】 _ is the worlds highest mountain. The Grand Canyon is【 R2】 _in length and from 4 to 18 miles in width. The largest c

44、oral formation in the world is located in the country of【 R3】 _. “Mosi oa Tunya“ is the name of 【 R4】 _called by the locals. The area of the Amazon Rain Forest is more than 【 R5】 _. 50 【 R1】 51 【 R2】 52 【 R3】 53 【 R4】 54 【 R5】 Task 4 Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are

45、required to find the items equivalent to those given in Chinese in the table below. Than you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets of question NO. 53-57. 54 ATop Stories BE-newsletters CCurrent Special DWhats New EEditors Picks FLatest In Jobs GHighlights H-Letters to Editor ISpecial

46、Reports JTalkback KWhat Readers Say LOn the Box MClassified Post NGreat China Outlook OBiz-China POnline Service Agreement QPrivacy Policy RFAQs SArchives TPeople In the Know 55 ( )分类广告 ( )写给编者的信 56 ( )保密政策 ( )电子简讯 57 ( )读者之声 ( )中国财经 58 ( )最新招聘信息 ( )编辑推荐 59 ( )特别报道 ( )大中华文摘 Task 5 Directions: The fo

47、llowing is a passage. After reading the passage you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No.56 through No.60) following them. 59 International Publishing House 119 Sharon Road, 5th Floor, Room 503 Tel: 549-0344 Fax: 549-0345 Oct 13, 2008 Our ref: GH/6/08 Your ref: JB/3/08 Mr. Henry, Purchas

48、ing Manager, West Bank Ltd. P. O. Box 294 Canada. Dear Mr. Henry, Your Order No. 3890 Thank you for your letter of Sep 10, 2008. I am pleased to inform you that your order will be shipped to you by M. V. Kiro Maro, which is due to arrive in Canada on Nov 13, 2008. Please feel free to contact me if y

49、ou have any further questions. I look forward to hearing from you again. Yours sincerely, Bessie Howard Marketing Manager Enclosures: invoice, bill of lading(提单 ) 60 Who is Mr. Henry? He s the_of West Bank Ltd. in Canada. 61 What is the order number? Its_. 62 When will the order be shipped to the West Bank Ltd. ? It will be shipped on_. 63 When wi